Let’s start with the easy stuff.

Give me examples of….

NOUNS

VERBS

ADJECTIVES
NOUNS
Names of people, places, things, ideas, and events.

Kathryn Bernardo, Bonifacio Global City, computer, world peace, Christmas

VERBS
Words that show “action” or “being.” Can be in the past, present, and future
tense.
She plays basketball.
He is very diligent.
PRONOUNS
Used as substitutes for nouns

she, her, he, him, his, hers, it, its, they, them, theirs, this, these, those, etc.

ADJECTIVES
Words that describe nouns and pronouns.
beautiful, handsome, happy, noble, delightful, aggressive, standoffish, puny

ADVERBS
Words that describe verbs.
My grandmother is happily baking a pie.
Identify whether the following are nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
The car was damaged in the accident.

VERB

The scandal brought an irreparable damage to the pop star’s career.

NOUN
Identify whether the following are nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
The success of your friend should not be the reason for your jealousy.
NOUN

After three successive defeats, the basketball team finally won a game.
ADJECTIVE

Armin will succeed Hange as military commander.

VERB
POSSESSIVE FORMS OF NOUNS
1. Add an apostrophe and s to singular nouns.

My best friend’s husband is always jealous.

His brother’s toy robot needs batteries.

2. Add only an apostrophe to plural nouns ending in -s.

The students’ well-researched project received a lot of rewards.

The officers’ pockets were always full of money.

POSSESSIVE FORMS OF NOUNS
1. Add an apostrophe and s to plural nouns not ending in -s.

The children’s father is not yet home.

2. Add an apostrophe and s to one-syllable nouns that end in –s.

We plan to celebrate James’s birthday at the beach.

POSSESSIVE FORMS OF NOUNS
1. When there are two nouns, take note of the last one.

Gina and Jess’s relationship has turned sour.

The boys and their sister’s Christmas presents are quite expensive.

2. Also take note of separate ownerships/possessions

Marie’s and Joan’s college courses reflected their personalities.

PLURAL FORMS
General rules

Stephen had top marks in all of his quizzes.

Sasha ate a lot of potatoes.

The crime scene photos were disturbing.

The old radios were thrown into the

dumpsite.

The babies won’t stop crying.

It’ll be three days since the incident.

We must respect other people’s beliefs.

IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
Take note of the first word of a compound noun.
brothers-in-law
sergeants-at-arm

Add -s to numbers, letters, and names.

How many 3s are there in 99?
There are four Is in “Mississippi.”
The Reyeses have become wealthier this year.
MORE IRREGULAR PLURALS
Challenge:
Choose one example and
use it in a sentence.
PRONOUNS
Nominative pronouns - the doer of the action, or the subject, usually before the
verb
She loves him.

Objective pronouns - the receiver of the action, usually after the verb
She loves him.

Possessive pronouns - the one that shows ownership, a replacement for the
possessive form.
Her love for him will never die. = Mikasa’s love for Eren will never die.
Quick review
Demonstrative Pronouns
Used to indicate the location of a noun or pronoun in reference to the speaker.

SINGULAR PLURAL

near the speaker this these

far from the speaker that those

This is John, my little brother.

These apples look so delicious.
That girl looks unfamiliar.
Those children need to be in school.
Rules for Other Pronouns
Use both as a pronoun for two subjects.
Nina and Beth are ballerinas.
Both are ballerinas.

Use “many” or “most” for a large and countable number of subjects.

Filipinos are hardworking and resilient.
Many are hardworking and resilient.
Most Filipinos are hardworking and resilient.
Rules for Other Pronouns
For uncountable subjects, use most instead of many.

Most of the sugar was used. (uncountable)

Most of the pies were eaten. (countable)

Many of the pies were eaten. (countable)

Reciprocal Pronouns and Compound Personal Pronouns
Reciprocal pronouns express mutual relationships between two or more subjects.
Romy and Lina enjoyed each other’s company.
Love one another as you love yourselves.

Compound Personal Pronouns can be reflexive (used to refer back to the doer) or
intensive (used to emphasize)
She hated herself for lying to him.
Liam himself volunteered to leave the boyband.
game time!
 MECHANICS
1. A picture will be flashed on the screen for each round.
2. Each team must come up with as many nouns, verbs, and adjectives as they
could.
3. The team with the highest number of items will win.
4. The team with the lowest number of items will suffer a consequence.

TEAMS: NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE

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